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This article is about the 2008 South Korean film. For the 1930s British magazine, see The Modern Boy.
Modern Boy 
Theatrical posterHangul 모던 보이 RR Modeon Boi Directed by Jeong Ji-woo Produced by Kang Woo-seok Written by Jeong Ji-woo Starring Park Hae-il
Kim Hye-suMusic by Lee Jae-jin Cinematography Kim Tae-gyeong Editing by Eom Yun-ju
Wang Su-anDistributed by CJ Entertainment Release date(s) 2 October 2008 Running time 121 min. Country South Korea Language Korean Admissions 761,090 Gross revenue $3,839,780 Modern Boy (Hangul: 모던 보이; RR: Modeon Boi) is a 2008 South Korean film.
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Plot
Seoul, 1937. Lee Hae-myeong is a rich and hedonistic playboy who cares little for the Japanese colonization of his homeland. But things change when he falls in love with bar singer Jo Nan-sil, who turns out to be a member of the Korean independence movement.
Cast
- Park Hae-il ... Lee Hae-myeong
- Kim Hye-su ... Jo Nan-sil
- Kim Nam-gil ... Sinseuke, Japanese detective
- Kim Joon-bae ... Baek Sang-heo
- Kim Yeong-jae ... Okai
- Sin Goo ... Lee Hae-myeong's father
- Joo Seok-tae ... Policeman
- Hong Seung-jin ... Cheol-kwon
- Do Ji-won ... Ishida Yoko
Release
Modern Boy was released in South Korea on 2 October 2008,[1] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 329,956 admissions.[2] As of 26 October, the film had received a total of 761,090 admissions,[1] and as of 9 November had grossed a total of $3,839,780.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Modern Boy (2008) - 모던 보이". HanCinema. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2008.10.03 ~ 2008.10.05). HanCinema. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
- ^ "South Korea Box Office November 7–9, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
External links
- Official website (Korean)
- Modern Boy at the Internet Movie Database
- Modern Boy at the Korean Movie Database
- Modern Boy at HanCinema
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